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Pioneer in spintronics celebrates birthday

404132862 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:09:26 -0500

What might be Harvard’s oddest birthday party unfolded last over Feb. 29 and March 1. In a lecture hall at Maxwell Dworkin, 50 physicists gathered to share the latest research in spintronics, an emerging branch of their science concerned with the quantum spin states of electrons, and to honor one-time Soviet scientist Emmanuel I. Rashba who turned 80 last October.

Compact, wavelength-on-demand Quantum Cascade Laser chip created

404132862 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:10:50 -0500

Engineers at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have demonstrated a highly versatile, compact and portable Quantum Cascade Laser sensor for the fast detection of a large number of chemicals, ranging from infinitesimal traces of gases to liquids, by broad tuning of the emission wavelength. The potential range of applications is huge, including homeland security, medical diagnostics such as breadth analysis, pollution monitoring, and environmental sensing of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.

Harvard, Japanese science organization sign memorandum of understanding

404132862 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:18:25 -0500

Officials of Harvard and RIKEN, Japan’s equivalent of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Lanoratories have October 29 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage and facilitate collaborations between Harvard and RIKEN researchers.

Michael D. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Venkstesh Narayanamurti, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Jeremy Bloxham, FAS Divisional Dean for Physical Sciences, met at the Harvard Faculty Club with a RIKEN delegation to celebrate the signing of the agreement.